The Official Media Guide to Attacking Ron Paul (It's Official!)

Liberty Maven ^ | December 19, 2007 | Staff

[Bokababe]

Liberty Maven has uncovered a letter from the office of the “Main Stream Media Czar”. Unfortunately, the letter was not signed by name, only title. We didn’t even know there was such a thing as a “Main Stream Media Czar” prior to discovering this letter. My only reaction to this letter was, “it all makes so much sense now.” Here is the letter itself, transcribed word for word.

We in the main stream media all know that Ron Paul cannot win the presidency because of his extremist views. Given this fact, it is important we don’t allow him the same media coverage as our preferred candidates. It is true that we must give him some coverage, but it is also true that we must adhere to the “Mass Media Ron Paul Rule” when giving him coverage during this campaign season. Generally, the “Mass Media Ron Paul Rule” can be summed up in two words:

Marginalize him.

Here are some wonderful tactics to utilize when applying the “Mass Media Ron Paul Rule:

Continually label him as a long shot candidate. This is the most important of all the tactics so we list it first. Sure, it is true that Ron Paul has won or placed high in many straw polls across the country but we must never mention it. Instead, in every article or television news story copy we should use one or more of the terms “dark horse”, “long shot”, “barely registering in the polls”, “quixotic”, or “gadfly”. If we can do this consistently, our job is complete.

Attack his supporters. Ron Paul has a stellar personal record with his marriage of over 50 years, 5 children, and 18 grandchildren. His political record is also exemplary with him never voting to raise taxes and always voting in accordance with the Constitution. Because of this, attacking him on his record is a daunting task. The best method to marginalize him is to attack his supporters. This can be accomplished by calling his supporters names like “kooky”, “crazy”, “conspiracy nutjobs”, “paultards”, and the like. This is classic “guilt by association” and works well on the apathetic electorate.

Call him “Libertarian” as much as possible. Continually giving him the libertarian label is a great covert method of Ron Paul marginalization. This reinforces that he’s not really a Republican even though he has held office as a Republican for 10 terms. We find that if you are in radio or television you may even say the word “libertarian” using a negative tone during questions. This perpetuates the extremism inherent in Ron Paul’s policies even though the word libertarian simply means: one who believes in liberty.

Continually ask him if he’s planning on running as a third party candidate. This tactic should be used often. It accomplishes two things. First, it suggests that he is not a serious candidate for the Republican party. Second, it will get him on record as saying he won’t run for a third party. If he should happen to run third party at a later date he can be attacked for changing his position.

Ask him if he would support the GOP nominee if he doesn’t win. Ron Paul is against the Iraq war and wishes to bring the troops home from overseas in order to help stem the tide of government overspending. This makes him different than all of the other Republican candidates who support keeping our troops overseas indefinitely. As media we must make all attempts to not only marginalize his candidacy, but also marginalize his steadfast message of linking the cost of the war on terror to our economic woes here at home.

Focus on his campaign strategy rather than his message. Ron Paul’s message of freedom, prosperity, and peace should be overshadowed by talk of his successful grassroots campaign. The more we focus on how he raises money and the types of supporters he has, the less time he has to talk about his message that is sure to resonate with most Americans. We must make all attempts to block or cloud that message. If it were to get out, it could spell doom for our chosen candidates.

Attack him for not returning donations from fringe supporters. White supremacists and prostitutes have donated money to Ron Paul and that is bad. We can use our political correctness and superior morality as a weapon and ask him why does he not return that donation money. After all a white supremacist would do more good with having an extra $500 in his pocket than a doctor who has delivered over 4000 babies while preaching peace and equal rights for everyone.

Abolishing the IRS is crazy. Attacking his stance on abolishing the IRS and replacing it with nothing is also effective. After all most Americans don’t know that we could do without the income tax if we just went back to the same level of government spending that we had in the 1990’s. A great method is to reply to his answer with an incredulous “replace it with NOTHING? How can the government function?” comment. This tactic will scare people into believing in how the government always has our best interests at heart. It will help people ignore the fact that Ron Paul also wants to cut government spending drastically in order to balance the budget.

Label him an isolationist for his foreign policy views. Since he wants to bring our troops home from not just Iraq, but all of the 700 other occupied countries he should be deemed an isolationist. It doesn’t matter that Ron Paul wants free trade and travel with other countries and thus is not truly an isolationist. The people will believe what we tell them to believe.

This directive gives us several tactics to be used in the fight against Ron Paul’s candidacy for president. We should use them all and use them often. After all Ron Paul’s message of freedom, prosperity, and peace is antiquated and has no place in our authoritarian world.

Sincerely,

The Main Stream Media Czar

[lormand]

"I have a great deal of contempt for Glen Beck because of the way he has treated anyone asking reasonable questions about 911..."

I like this line.

Do they make tin foil hats which don't mess up a woman's bangs?

[airborne]

Ron Paul is gettig the best coverage Soros money can buy!

[SJackson]

I’m sure you’ll make the hit parade elsewhere.

[Badeye]

I do the best I can with the material made available.

[mnehring]

I was looking into how group dynamic often mirrors individual problems and I found something interesting, can a whole campaign suffer from this? - Narcissistic Personality Disorder:

1. has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
2. is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
3. believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)
4. requires excessive admiration
5. has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations
6. is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
7. lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
8. is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her
9. shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes

[BubbaBasher]

Oh no. I've been marginalized by the MSM.

[Duchess47]

Thanks. LMAO

[jmc813]

I'm still waiting for the identity of the 24 neocons who hijacked the GOP and the nation. Bunch of Reagan folk likely.

Reagan was certainly not a neocon.

[Bokababe]

"I was looking into how group dynamic often mirrors individual problems and I found something interesting, can a whole campaign suffer from this? - Narcissistic Personality Disorder:"

If you are going to recycle a post I did sixteen months ago to use here (about Muslims) at least give me credit!

"Until 9/11, Americans had no idea what Muslims were about -- and to a large extent, they still don't get it -- although they are beginning to. My education is in Behavioral Science and in my opinion, Islam --particularly in its most radical (and perhaps true) form, exhibits many of the same behavioral characteristics as an emotional disorder called "Narcissitic Personality Disorder". The Islamic "go" is a collective one, rather than an individual but the same criteria apply. Here is an amended diagnostic criteria on NPD.:...."

[jmc813]

has a grandiose sense of self-importance

You might be on to something. I like Paul and I'm pretty fu#%ing awesome in every respect.

[Gondring]

(Ron Paul 08' - The Idiot's Idiot)

LOL! Your tagline says it all...that he is an "idiot" to an "idiot"...(which, from your bilious venom against the man, appears to be you...?).

However, I would say that he's actually considered an idiot by more idiots than just you. You might want to move that apostrophe.

[Gondring]

This letter is a FAKE! It is NOT from the Mainstream Media Czar! You can tell because everything in it is TRUE!

I think it meant "Self-Appointed FR Anti-Paul Czar."

MSM....FR....getting to be pretty close to the same thing these days on some threads.

[Xenalyte]

Somebody who isn’t man enough to publish under his own name is a good read?

[lormand]

"Your tagline says it all...that he is an "idiot" to an "idiot"..."

Or, maybe an idiot misinterpreting a line about idiots?

Nice try though, but you are probably the only Paultard who got it wrong. Wow, that puts you way down there, as if there were any more room down there.

[Bokababe]

"Ron Paul is gettig the best coverage Soros money can buy!"

Pre-9/11, Ron Paul along with 30 others in Congress were suing Bill Clinton --- (Soros' Perfumed Prince), for his illegal 1999 NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia. And just what was your candidate doing to stop Clinton & Soros plans for Eastern Europe back in 1999?

Doesn't anyone ever ask themselves: "If Ron Paul didn't take Soros money for 20 plus years in Congress when so many were feeding at the Soros trough, why would he start now?" No. Guess not. Makes too much sense!

[Puddleglum]

RON PAUL RON PAUL RON PAUL RON PAUL RON PAUL RON PAUL (publicity via scorn!) RON PAUL RON PAUL RON PAUL RON PAUL RON PAUL RON PAUL (oh how I hate him!)

[Bokababe]

"I'm flattered that you do research on me. I may be one of the most searched on members of Freerepublic,.."

Wow. How impressive.... And you think "Paultards need a life"?

[mnehring]

Cool that you saw the same thing, but I didn’t see your post. Mine came right from here:
http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis1/p21-pe07.html

[lormand]

"And you think "Paultards need a life"?"

I have never said that. I guess your research methods are not too good eh?

What I will say is "Paultards need a brain".

That line should be searchable soon after I click "post".

[cablegrunt]

I came of voting age in 1964 and was an ardent supporter of Goldwater. This piece was written for that race for sure. Anyone remember the daisy ad with the mushroom cloud in the background?